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title: "VASP Tracker (@vasptracker) | Hashnode"
description: "Crypto licensing deadlines worldwide, from official sources. Read the latest articles by VASP Tracker on Hashnode."
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# VASP Tracker

@vasptracker · Joined October 2026

Crypto licensing deadlines worldwide, from official sources

[Website](https://vasptracker.com/)

### [Hong Kong's "misleading names" test as code: what a Table A × Table B matcher can and can't tell you](https://vasptracker.hashnode.dev/hong-kong-s-misleading-names-test-as-code-what-a-table-a-table-b-matcher-can-and-can-t-tell-you?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

The SFC's 6 November 2026 conclusions give two word lists and a "closely resembles" clause. I built the obvious screener, ran it against real names, and wrote down where it breaks.

8 min read · [vasptracker.hashnode.dev](https://vasptracker.hashnode.dev/hong-kong-s-misleading-names-test-as-code-what-a-table-a-table-b-matcher-can-and-can-t-tell-you?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

[2d ago](https://hashnode.com/posts/hong-kong-s-misleading-names-test-as-code-what-a-table-a-table-b-matcher-can-and-can-t-tell-you/6af27f7ae173da6a9f05c1a9)

### [Legal deadlines are expressions, not dates: modelling crypto licensing clocks in Python](https://vasptracker.hashnode.dev/legal-deadlines-are-expressions-not-dates-modelling-crypto-licensing-clocks-in-python?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Japan, Brazil, Kenya and Taiwan count time differently. Store the rule and the anchor, not just the answer

7 min read · [vasptracker.hashnode.dev](https://vasptracker.hashnode.dev/legal-deadlines-are-expressions-not-dates-modelling-crypto-licensing-clocks-in-python?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

[Nov 3](https://hashnode.com/posts/legal-deadlines-are-expressions-not-dates-modelling-crypto-licensing-clocks-in-python/6ae94cc61babfe37ef2524ee)

### [Hong Kong's crypto exchange lists are an event log: modelling the SFC VATP lists as a state machine](https://vasptracker.hashnode.dev/hong-kong-s-crypto-exchange-lists-are-an-event-log-modelling-the-sfc-vatp-lists-as-a-state-machine?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Five public lists, one entity can appear in several of them, and the history is what matters

5 min read · [vasptracker.hashnode.dev](https://vasptracker.hashnode.dev/hong-kong-s-crypto-exchange-lists-are-an-event-log-modelling-the-sfc-vatp-lists-as-a-state-machine?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

[Oct 27](https://hashnode.com/posts/hong-kong-s-crypto-exchange-lists-are-an-event-log-modelling-the-sfc-vatp-lists-as-a-state-machine/6ae009c956cf7cb1561b9bfa)

### [Building a Counterparty Licence Check for Brazil's 6 November Crypto Rule](https://vasptracker.hashnode.dev/building-a-counterparty-licence-check-for-brazil-s-6-november-crypto-rule?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

A compliance-engineering walkthrough with the Central Bank's open authorisation API: data model, evidence trail, and the five traps in the feed

8 min read · [vasptracker.hashnode.dev](https://vasptracker.hashnode.dev/building-a-counterparty-licence-check-for-brazil-s-6-november-crypto-rule?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

[Oct 21](https://hashnode.com/posts/building-a-counterparty-licence-check-for-brazil-s-6-november-crypto-rule/6ad9171ccdd62a63814fc55b)